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Eating the Dinosaur
Eating the Dinosaur | Chuck Klosterman
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Takes a humorous look at expectations versus reality in pop culture, sports, and media, exploring such topics as pop culture's obsession with time travel and what Kurt Cobain and David Koresh have in common.
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keithmalek
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Klosterman is one of my favorite writers, and this collection reminds me of why that is so. However, the random Q&A sections throughout the book with an unnamed person was a confusing waste of time that should not have been included. Readers should also be aware of the fact that if you're reading this on your phone, it ends only 77% of the way through, which was unexpected and disappointing. Great book though!

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"I enjoy writing about my own life, but I don't like people knowing anything about me."

--Oddly enough, I'm the say way.

Suet624 Yeah, I get that. 2y
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This is a quote from former Ohio Srate football coach Woody Hayes. From now on, every time I see a bus boy, I'm going to wonder if he's a gracious loser. I won't ask though, because I don't want him to spit in my food.

Lynnsoprano That sounds like Woody. We were in grad school at Ohio State, and they used to serve 3.2 beer in the student union. Hubby and I were with a bunch of faculty and students from his department, enjoying a couple pitchers on a Friday afternoon, when Woody came storming through, making sure none of the football players were there. Not football season, but he didn‘t care 😂 2y
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On the Branch Davidians.

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"It doesn't matter what you can do if you don't know why you're doing it." This is an interesting idea that Klosterman explores while pondering time travel, and it's a point that people never seem to think about.

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keithmalek
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Just because two things happen at the same time doesn't mean they're connected. Babe Ruth's first home run and the premiere of Birth of a Nation both happened in 1915, but that doesn't dictate a relationship.

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(Continued)...the number of fascists killed in guitar-related assassinations continues to hover near zero.

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maggiereadsgood
Eating the Dinosaur | Chuck Klosterman

Just finished and god the last two essays were amazing. This man gets me, yo

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Sarahandhella
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Picked up some books from the library book sale today. Might have to go back tomorrow.

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